Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-01

Oapt. VIM. Banning OF Wilmington l:
visiting this city.
Rev. r. S. Cantine and wife wen
to San Francisco yesterday by the
steamer Queen Of the Pacific.
Merick Reynolds, of the San Pedro
Lumber Company, arrived by the
northern train yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Woodbury., wife of the genial
host of the Pico House, returns home
to-day from visit to San Francisco.
S. P. Jewett, chief engineer of the
new cable railway system of Los An
geles, arrived home from San Fran
cisco yesterday.
Mr.. John Lynch of Vallejo who has
been spending some weeks with his
son j. G. Lynch at North Cucamonga,
returned home overland yesterday.
Statesman Aaron Smith having done
his duty in getting the Waterman ad-
ministration in running order, returned
to Los Angeles yesterday from Sacra-
mento.
Surveyor E. T. Wright and wife re-
turned yesterday from an overland
trip to Oregon. They were absent
about three weeks and had very en-
joyable time.
Richard Melrose, editor of the Ana
helm Gazette, attorney-at law, real es-
tate dealer, hotel builder, railroad
proprietor, and a good fellow anyway,
was in the city yesterday.
]. p. Mehan and wife, of the Pull
man Company, are at the Depot Ho-
tel. Mr.. Mehan will investigate the
smash-up of the Pullman cars that
took place in this city on Thursday.
Hon. J. F. Crank returned yester-
day by the delayed train from San
Francisco where he completed plans
for the construction of the largest
cable railway system for Los Angeles
that has ever been made in the world.
R. P. Waite, who was one of the
at the smash-up near Castaca
bridge August 21st, was on the train
that was wrecked on Thursday at the
Buena Vista street crossing. He is
fast becoming veteran in the busi-
ness.
DR.. J. G. Kirkpatrick returned yes
terday from holiday hunt in the San
Fernando Mountains. He had plenty
of quail and venison and lots of ex-
perience, but no bear meat. 1t is
barely posi- bic that he didn't try to
get any.
J. c. Lynch, resident manager of
the North Cucamonga Colony. was in
the city yesterday. He reports the
depot nearly flushed and the fine ho-
tel to be completed next week. The
town is booming.
Geo. w. Durbrow, of Salton, and
also Of the Indio settlement, is in the
city. He.is attempting to introduce
the semi-tropics into the desert. His
company is now sinking four artesian
wells to water the 10000 acres in
tended to be sold for settlement in
the desert.
Charles Reaves, who has been for
the past five years the very energetic
major domo on the rancho of ex-
Sheriff A. T. Currier, will to-day take
charge of the management of the
great Chino rancho of Richard Gird,
in San Bernardino county. Charlie
is a rustler, and will make things
lively ON Rancho del Chino.
Among the distinguished arrivals
from the north yesterday, was Mr.. E.
P. Marsellus. of Oakland. The gen.
tleman is one of the pioneers OF the
State, and is we'll and favorably
known all over the coast. Recently
he held the position of United States
Marshal, of the district of Southern
California, in which he gained the
reputation of being an honest and
fearless man. Mr.. Marsellus is.
making a tour of Southern California,
and will visit every point of interest.
He has not been in Los Angeles since
1878, and is more than astonished at
the wonderful progress of the coming
metropolis.
Mr.. A. H. Denker, who has gone
East upon business connected with
the plans of the new hotel, on Main
and Tenth streets, sends us copy of
the Topeka Commonwealth of the oath,
in which the details for the reception
of the Southern California delegation
of the G. A. r. are set forth. Topeka
prepared a grand ovation for the
veterans. They were dined and
feasted in the most hospitable manner,
taken to the fair grounds in carriages,
and given public reception in the
chamber of the House of Representa-
tives. The city was decorated with
flags and the people turned out en-
masse, making the event of the arrival
of the delegation a grand holiday.